The promenade in front
of Veronicas Commercial
Centre Playa de las Americas.

Playa de las Americas is a purpose built resort, started in the 1960's and designed to have everything you require, such as bars, beaches, nightlife, restaurants and shops, near to your hotel or apartment. The
largest resort in Southern Tenerife.

Playa de las Americas is more brash than it's smaller and more peaceful neighbour Los Cristianos. With signs such as “English Pub”, and “No Spanish Food Sold Here” says everything you need to know if
you will love or hate this very popular resort, with its English breakfast at noon, sunbathe and swim all afternoon, drink and dance all night culture.

Nightlife

Things really come to life after dark. Night life in Playa de las Americas is vibrant all year round.

Playa de las Americas was custom built for pleasure seekers, with more than a hundred bars discos and theme pubs.

The more vibrant nightlife is centred around the following locations or venues.

Complex the famous Veronica’s strip – there’s so many bars, pubs and clubs the problem is choosing which ones to
visit

Starco Centre, located on the other side of the main road with a large selection of bars and clubs

Both Veronicas & Starco's are popular with the younger crowd. The 2 areas are rife with bar touts

The Patch only a few hundred metres away in the direction of Los Cristianos. The Patch is generally more popular with the over 25's who want a good night out & entertainment without being over deafened with the music

You will also find good bars, pubs and restaurants in most of the shopping centres.

Shopping

Safari Shopping centre

The Safari Shopping centre is an up market shopping experience with several well known designer shops or stores such as Yeyo, Bounty,
Armani and Hugo Boss, Zara, Levi and Timberland.

Restaurants

There is an excellent choice of restaurants catering for all tastes.

Distances

Distance in kilometres

Air port

Garachico

Los Cristianos

Los Gigantes

Playa de las Americas

Puerto de la Cruz

San Miguel

Santa Cruz

Airport

17

17

59

Garachico

68

66

36

70

Los Cristianos

17

68

28

3

46

17

74

Los Gigantes

28

30

Playa de las America

17

66

3

30

46

17

74

Puerto de la Cruz

46

46

41

San Miguel

17

17

Santa Cruz

59

74

74

41

Beaches

Tenerife’s sand is naturally black but there are a number of beaches created with imported Saharan sand including Playa de las Americas beach.
The beaches are popular and watersports are brilliant. Besides the beach also visit the a waterpark, there is a free bus.